Plant-Hunting in China: a History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches by Cox, E. H. M - 1945

London: Scientific Book Guild. VG, NO dj. 1945. hardcover. hardcover. 12mo . 230pp . Reprint of the Collins 1945 original. .

London: The Scientific Book Guild Laminated boards. Early reprint; no date, circa 1950; first published 1945 by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. With black-and-white photograph plates and map drawings. Small portion of laminate alongside spine beginning to separate from boards. Upper front cover corner bumped. Clean and tight.

The Scientific Book Guild, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. This is a clean copy. There is some foxing to the text block. There are some smudges to the cover.

London: The Scientific Book Guild, William Collins, Sons, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 21.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 230pp. Glossy boards, no jacket. Chipping to the top of the spine. Previous owner's name on front fixed endapper.

Scientific Book Club, 1953. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, reprint of the 1945 Collins title, bookplate removed from front free endpaper, tightly bound, text clean and unmarked, b&w plates, 230pp.

London: Collins, 1945. Illustrated, octavo, pp 230, clean internally, red cloth a bit marked faded and worn but still firm and sound. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

The Scientific Book Guild 1945. Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Oldbourne. Card covers with some wear to edges and spine. In very good condition with photographs.. [caption id="attachment_23901" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="A History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches."] [/caption]

London: Collins, 1945. 230, col frontis, 24 b/w plates, 3 maps. . HB. Vg in d/w (lightly soiled, extremities rubbed, minor edge wear, price-clipped; in removable, protective sleeve). W.D. Hincks' name to endpaper. Hincks was an English entomologist and co-author of <i>A Check List of British Insects</i> (1945). Also with another small ownership stamp to endpaper.. First edition. A history of botanical exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches..

London, Collins, 1945, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, spine faded, short tear, chip), near fine in good dj, book interior is clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 279 pp, color frontis, 24 illus, index. . The author describes the history of plant hunting in the area, the source for much of today's nursery stock. He describes the exploits of major plant hunters including Fortune, Wilson, Forrest and Kingdon Ward, as well as many of the less known botanists, from Britain, America and Europe who travelled there. A readable yet detailed account by this important garden writer, who personally knew many of the important 20th century gardeners and plant hunters. Later editions did not have the frontis in color of the Primula Sinensis. A picture of this book is available on request by email.